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The Organizational Structure Of The Reserve Bank Of India

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• Meaning and Origin: The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India and determines the monetary policy. It is established in 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. It was a private institution till January 1949, after which it became a state-owned institution under Reserve Bank of India Act, 1948. • Organisation: The organisation structure consists of governor, deputy governors, directors and government official. There shall be one Governor appointed by the Central Government, four governors, ten directors and one government official nominated by the Central Government. Apart from Central Board of Directors, four Local Boards are constituted advising the Central Board. The organisational structure is depicted in Figure 5.1.1 as given below: …show more content…

The function of local board is to advise the Central Board on matters referred to them. The Central Board comprises Governor, four deputy governors and fifteen directors nominated by the Central Government. The bank is managed by dividing into 20 departments and 3 training establishments. The various departments of RBI perform the following functions: • Issue Department: issue currency • Banking Department: keeps reserve funds of scheduled commercial banks, provides financial assistance, deals with government securities, manages public debt and arranges to transfer the government funds. • Banking Development Department: develops banking in rural and underdeveloped

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